CHAPTER 2:18-23 “ And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes

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like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: 19 “I

know your works, love, service,

faith, and your patience;

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and as for your works, the

last are more than the first.

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against you, because you allow

that woman Jezebel,

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My servants to commit sexual immorality and

eat things sacrificed to

idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent

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of her sexual immorality, and

she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and thoseSunday

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who commit adultery with her

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23 I will kill her children with

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minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you

according to your works.”

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BIBLE discovery seminary & college

What is happening?Jesus Christ is

addressing his church directly.

The church is being disciplined and encouraged.

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What is happening?Jesus Christ is

calling out specific violations of his commands.

The church is challenged to repent.

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What is happening?We learn what Jesus

Christ HATES.We learn what Jesus

Christ loves.We learn that Jesus

Christ is in our midst.

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What we learn:Jesus Christ is the exclusive authority of the Church!

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EPHESUS:HOME TO ONE OF THE 7TH

WONDERS OF THE WORLD - TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS.

CULT OF ARTEMIS, GODDESS OF HUNT AND FERTILITY – PROSPERITY AND MONEY.

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Church at ephesus:Confronting things that are

evil is good.Confronting bad leadership

carefully in Christ is good. Working hard for the gospel

of Jesus Christ is good!

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the problems Left your first “love” “agape” – brotherly love,

affection and goodwill toward others. Benevolence, generosity in fellowship.

A lost love for the gospel!

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What Jesus saidJesus Christ

disciplines the CHURCH for becoming more of a BUSINESS institution than a family – REPENT!!!

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What Jesus saidJesus Christ HATES

the flaunting of Christian liberties for the sake of personal pleasure, often offending the weaker.

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SMYRNALARGE PORT CITY – KNOWN

FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND BEAUTY.

COINS from Smyrna read “Smyrna, 1st in asia…for its beauty and splendor”.

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SMYRNAWhen viewed from a

distance, writers of antiquity tell us that it looked like “A CROWN SITTING ON THE SUMMIT OF A HILL” (Aelius Aristides,

writings of Orations)

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SMYRNAHISTORY reports that there

was a great and grievous slaughter of Christians here when the local jewish elite convinced the city officials to kill them.

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SMYRNAHISTORY also reports that the

early church father Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (AD 69-156) was killed here for faith in jesus, by fire and sword.

(Martyrdom of Polycarp 3:1-3)

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What Jesus saidTRIBULATION,

POVERTY, AND PERSONAL SLANDER OF CHARACTER WILL HAPPEN TO A PORTION OF THE CHURCH.

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What Jesus saidFOR THE PERSECUTED

CHURCH - IN TRIALS THERE WILL BE PEACE AND COMFORT; IN POVERTY THERE WILL BE RICHES; SLANDER WILL YIELD HONOUR.

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What Jesus saidTHE PERSECUTED

CHURCH – IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF TRUTH IN THE MIDST OF PRESENT DAY LACK OF CONVICTION.

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PERGAMUM1000 FT above the Caicus

River valley.Known for its libraries and

love of knowledge.Many shrines to Zeus,

Athena, Asclepius, Hygeia and Apollo.

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PERGAMUMThe first imperial temple in

asia minor designed to worship a man (Caesar Augustus) as a god.

The imperial cult was the strongest in Pergamum.

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PERGAMUMEvery 5 years the Pergamene

games were held in worship of the imperial family.

One of the few cities in the empire to receive the “RIGHT OF THE SWORD”.

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PERGAMUMHorrible oppression and

economic punishment would come if a citizen did not participate in worshiping the imperial family.

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the PROBLEMS“Nicolaitans” – A sect

who upheld their Christian liberty to the point of allowing the practice of idolatry and sexual immorality in the Church.

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What Jesus saysYour steadfast

conviction in the presence of satan’s power and rebellion pleases me.

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What Jesus saysYour idolatry offends

me!Your loose morals offend

me!Repent and be acquitted

of your guilt.

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ThyatiraThe name means perpetual

sacrifice or continual offering.A city with a large military to

protect the super trade guilds that exist in metallurgy, dye and wool.

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ThyatiraThe land is surrounded by

hills, and this city was known for its abundant crops.

The Church was small but powerful in many ways.

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ThyatiraThe WORSHIP of the god of

nature “BAAL” flourished here.Baal – the god of prosperity. If

one wanted to succeed, he or she had to worship the gods of the guilds and city.

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‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like

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and His feet like fine brass: (khal-kol-ib-an-on – unique metal smelted in such a way as to create a

unique metal more valuable than gold ) 19 “I

know your works, love, service,

faith, and your patience;

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and as for your works, the

last are more than the first.

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against you, because you allow

that woman Jezebel,


teach and

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commit sexual immorality and


idols. 21 And I gave her time to repent

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of her sexual immorality, and

she did not repent. 22 Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and thoseSunday

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who commit adultery with her

into great tribulation, unless

they repent of their deeds. Sunday

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23 I will kill her children with

death, and all the churches shall

know that I am He who searches theSunday

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minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you

according to your works.”

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the words“jezebel” – a woman,

literally or figuratively, who calls herself a prophetess, meaning, who speaks for god, Who causes people to practice sexual immorality and idol worship.

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the HISTORYWho is “jezebel”? name means “there is no man

(prince)”.a tyrant who was from Tyre,

and married the king of Israel, Ahab (1 Kings 16-18).

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the HISTORYWho is “jezebel”?Built an entire religious

system to replace god with baal.

She actively controlled the men around her to serve her own lusts and desires.

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the HISTORYWho is “jezebel”?She killed and persecuted

God’s prophets.She dominated and controlled

King Ahab and mocked God’s men.

Elijah was actually afraid of her (1 Kings 19:3).

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the HISTORYWho is jezebel’s god?Baal, Phoenician god of the

Canaanites. a god of fertility-nature.

Discoveries at Ras Shamra (Ancient

city of Ugarit) explains worship practices.

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the HISTORYWho is jezebel’s god?Baal was worshiped with sexual

orgy (Num. 22:1, Jud. 2:13, 1 Kings 16:1-32) and enticed many to fall into this trap, consistently violating marriage and family.

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the HISTORYWho is jezebel’s god?The cities of 1st century Israel

that were titled Baal (land name) were replaced by the Jewish leaders with the name “Bosheth” meaning shame.

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the HISTORYWho is jezebel’s god?“Baal-Zebub”: identified this

demon as one of the chief demons of satan’s swarm.

Baal was considered to have control over nature, rain, storms.

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the HISTORYWho is jezebel’s god?Archaeologists have uncovered

an ancient image of Baal holding a club in his right hand and a lightning bolt with a spearhead in his left – “rider of the clouds”.

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the HISTORYCHRIST reclaims his title:In Psalm 68, God reminds his

people that only he holds that title.

“Sing to God, sing praises to His name;Extol Him who rides on the clouds, by His name YAH, and rejoice before Him.”

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the HISTORYWho is “jezebel”?Jezebel was a woman in the

Church at Thyatira who called herself a prophetess of god, but really was a prophetess of the chief demon baal.

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the HISTORYWho is “jezebel”?Jezebel was a woman seducing

God’s Church with so-called prophetic words and sexual temptation; Switching out truth for “signs and wonders”.

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the HISTORYWho is “jezebel”?The real husband of Jezebel -

the demon BAAL. This relationship is not unlike

that of genesis chapter 6 - angels lost their place in heaven.

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“… because you allow (forgive that which should

not be forgiven) that woman Jezebel,


teach and

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seduce My servants to

commit sexual immorality and


idols.”

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the HISTORYFOOD SACRIFICED TO IDOLS:Food was prepared for the gods,

offered to them then sold or given to the followers of that god. It was a sign of submission to that god, like dogs at the table.

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What does it mean? Jesus Christ will

not tolerate controlling spirits in his church!

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Controlling spirits?Legalism

Spiritual pietySpiritual “giftings”Offices of

leadershipMusic ministriesMoney, offerings

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Controlling spirits?Control counselling

Spiritual deliveranceAcademic

achievement Selfish Bible

InterpretationProfessional victims

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Controlling spirits?Because so much of

our world is out of control, we often feel like we need to gain control in order to have peace.

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Controlling spirits?Controlling spirits of

any kind have NO PLACE in the Church body. Jesus Christ is the only LORD here.

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“Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many

as do not have this doctrine, who have not known

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depths of Satan, as they say, I

will put on you no other

burden. 25 But hold fast what you

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26 And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give

power over the nations—

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27 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’ as I alsoSunday

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have received from My

Father; 28 and I will give him the morning star.

29 He who has an ear, let him hear

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what the Spirit says to the churches.”’

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the wordsTHE “MORNING STAR”:Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”

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the wordsTHE “MORNING STAR”:The “morning star” in this

context seems to refer to the CATCHING UP of the saints, Along with the judgment of the nations (Rev. 19).

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What does it mean?Obedience matters!

God has set forth the difference between sin and righteousness in his church.

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SIN1 CORINTHIANS 7:9-11Do you not know that the

unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters,

nor adulterers,

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SIN1 CORINTHIANS 7:9-11

nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor

covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the

kingdom of God.

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SIN1 CORINTHIANS 7:9-11

11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were

sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by

the Spirit of our God.

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What does it mean?“JEZEBEL” means

“there is no man”.

We must not tolerate “no Men” in the church!

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Men, rise up!Spiritual leadershipMoral leadershipHusbands who live to please

Jesus Christ not their own selfFathers who lead their children

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CHAPTER 2:18-23 “ And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, ‘These things says the Son of God, who has eyes